Trade Union JHL

Apply for free Kiila vocational rehabilitation

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Members of Trade Union JHL can apply for Kiila vocational rehabilitation paid by Kela. The purpose of the rehabilitation is to support the participant’s ability to work. Apply for a place!

Kiila rehabilitation is vocational rehabilitation designed to support the participant’s ability to work. The rehabilitation is free for the participant. Rehabilitation courses are available in Finnish and Swedish:

What is Kiila rehabilitation?

Kiila rehabilitation:

  • is vocationally oriented rehabilitation designed to support ability to work
  • is paid by Kela and free for the participant
  • consists of 18 days within a time period of about 12 to 18 months.

The rehabilitation requires about 13 to 14 days’ absence from work.

The rehabilitation includes working together with the employer and occupational health care. The rehabilitation also includes individual remote coaching. The rehabilitation group size is 8 persons.

Who can participate Kiila rehabilitation?

The selected participants are individuals who have a duly diagnosed illness, defect or disability that has caused or is estimated to cause in the next few years significant decline of ability to work and to earn labour income.

Significant decline of ability to work is evaluated comprehensively so that the illness is part of the whole.

Another precondition is that the workplace or occupational health services have already sufficiently investigated the need and options for rehabilitation and the measures of the workplace and occupational health care are not enough.

Partial sickness allowance or partial pension / partial rehabilitation subsidy does not prevent applying.

The following criteria are considered when evaluating a person’s need for rehabilitation:

  • changes in health due to physical and mental strain
  • difficulties with professional and work performance
  • symptoms that are connected to health issues and get worse at work
  • frequent use of health care services and absences from work
  • changes that concern work tasks or work arrangements
  • having few opportunities to affect one’s own work
  • other factors that influence the overall situation

If the Kiila group that you apply for is full or you cannot find a course that suits you, you can also get individual rehabilitation (Kiila individual service) if you get a positive decision from Kela.

How can I apply for Kiila rehabilitation?

You can apply for the rehabilitation on Kela’s website. See the instruction for applying on Kela’s page.

  • Get a medical statement B from your occupational health physician.
  • Fill in the vocational statement form for Kiila rehabilitation Kela KU 200 and the application form for vocational rehabilitation Kela KU 101 with your manager or supervisor.
  • Submit the application documents to Kela online or by mail.

Costs

The rehabilitation is free of charge for admitted participants. If your employer does not pay you salary or wages for the rehabilitation days, you can apply for rehabilitation allowance from Kela. Kela also pays reimbursements for travel costs.